Middlesbrough lost 4-1 to Preston North End on Saturday in the 46th and final round of the second English Premier League, and missed the match. hem Promotion to the English Premier League, the result of the season that affected Sporting thanks to the Slovenian striker Andraz Sporar.

At the start of the season, Sporer went to Middlesbrough on loan from Sporting and He will be a permanent player for the England team if two goals are achieved: 15 goals scored (the same was the case for eight) and “Boro” moved to the Premier League, which also won’t happen in 2022/23.

This deal, if the goals are achieved, will lead Sporting to automatically receive 8.5 million euros for the player who arrived at Alvalade in January 2020 for six million euros.

So the Slovenian striker should return to Sporting – he has already been assigned to Sp. Braga in the second half of the 2020/21 season – and if confirmed, it remains to be seen if he remains an option for Ruben Amorim or if he will follow a new path away from the lions.

Fulham crushed Marco Silva, Sheffield United and Luton V hem

And champions Fulham, coached by Portuguese Marco Silva, ended the tournament with a heavy 4-0 defeat against Sheffield United, which ensured access to the tournament. hem, like Luton, who won 1-0 at home to Reading. The victories of these two teams, even if Middlesbrough win, will prevent the “Boroughs” from being in the top six.

Sheffield and Luton finished fifth and sixth, respectively, with 75 points. They join Huddersfield and Nottingham in hem. Middlesbrough “Matt on the Beach”: ranked seventh with 70 points.

Barnsley, Derby and Peterborough are heading to League One.